Alena Widder

Alena Widder is a skilled project manager with a strong background in various roles related to Cybersecurity, international projects, and higher education. Currently, Alena serves as Projektmanagerin for Next Generation DKE at VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V., after holding positions as Junior-Projektmanagerin and Werkstudentin. Prior experience includes a role as Werkstudentin at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT, and an internship with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Alena supported academic initiatives at Technische Universität Darmstadt and Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, contributing to the development of an EU-funded eLearning platform. Educational credentials include a Master of Arts in Internationale Studien/Friedens- und Konfliktforschung from Goethe University Frankfurt and a Bachelor of Arts in Politikwissenschaft/Anglistik from Technische Universität Darmstadt, complemented by studies at the American University of Beirut. Currently, Alena is enrolled in the CRITICAL FRIENDS Changemaker Akademie.